Computer Code At Center of UCLA Murder-Suicide

The gunman who shot and killed a UCLA professor Wednesday has been identified as Mainak Sarkar, a former doctoral student who had accused the victim of stealing his computer code and giving it to someone else, according to Los Angeles police.

Sarkar took his own life after killing William Klug…

Meet Your 8th Graders Teacher and Girlfriend

A Texas middle school teacher accused of having sex with one of her 13-year-old students and becoming pregnant with his child has turned herself in, according to authorities.

Alexandria Vera, 24, surrendered to authorities at a suburban jail after a warrant was issued for her arrest. Vera was…

Parents Under Investigation in Gorilla-Zoo Incident

Police are investigating the family of the boy who entered the gorilla enclosure at the Cincinnati zoo over the holiday weekend during an incident that led to the animal being shot dead and a storm of public protest.

Investigators from the Cincinnati police department are reviewing “the incident and the…

The Shameful Reality of Summer in Chicago

Gun violence has marked the unofficial start of summer in Chicago, where dozens have been shot and six have been killed over Memorial Day weekend.
The Chicago Tribune reports a total of 15 people were shot overnight into Tuesday, two fatally. The newspaper says those shootings bring the total number…

Flooding Claims At Least 6 Lives in Kansas And Texas

Authorities in central Texas have found two more bodies along flooded streams, bringing the death toll from flooding in the state to six.
It was unclear Sunday whether a body found in Travis County near Austin was one of the two people who had been missing in Texas. An 11…